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No Raises for You. Back Pay for Them?
Some members of Congress think they’re owed back pay for the last 17 years. Their salary has been stuck at $174,000 since 2009. Not because the raises weren’t there but because Congress kept voting to block them. Same year the federal minimum wage got stuck at $7.25. Also hasn’t moved since.So for 17 years, Congress
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$19 MILLION…FOR CALIFORNIA PR?
California reportedly wants to spend $19 million in taxpayer money on a PR campaign to improve the state’s image. That’s not fixing the image. That’s hiring a photographer while the house is on fire. Reports say millions would go toward advertising, media placement, production, and agency costs to push back on stories about crime, homelessness,